El Salvador vs Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is 107 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Saudi Arabia about 107 times.
El SalvadorSaudi ArabiaEl Salvador moved onto Saudi Arabia · Equal-area projection
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El Salvador is 0.01× the area of Saudi Arabia. Put the other way, Saudi Arabia is 107× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 2,250,000 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 36,973,555 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Riyadh |
| Region | Central America | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 7 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. El Salvador sits at about 14°N and is stretched to 1.06× its true area; Saudi Arabia at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is El Salvador bigger than Saudi Arabia?
- No. El Salvador is 107 times smaller than Saudi Arabia. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Saudi Arabia?
- About 107 times: Saudi Arabia has 107× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Saudi Arabia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. El Salvador is drawn about 1.06× its true area there and Saudi Arabia about 1.2×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, El Salvador or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia: 36,973,555 people against 6,365,503. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Saudi Arabia 16 per km².